biggles45

Lived/visited here for 20+ years and this issue is raised regularly. A bit like corruption, road deaths etc. Nothing has ever changed, how much more evidence do you need?

A good heads up. Nearly every country has fake web sites that charge you to submit your 'free' info. Philippines and Vietnam are two that I have encountered

I recall that an ex servicemen group in Australia did this about 25 years ago. My dad was a member of the group and their court challenge failed. What made it a real "slap in the face" was that OZ originally was a British colony, was still part of the Commonwealth, had HM Queen Liz as their ruler and used the British political and legal system. British pensions are still frozen there after all these years!

If Britain was to slowly sink under the sea it would reduce the world output by <2%. China would easily replace this in the next 12 months.!

We went away for 4 months. This is the block next door when we returned, central Pattaya near big c extra. It was clear when we left. Thais love to dump their rubbish!

DELETED

While I have sympathy for him, anytime in the last 15 years he could have bailed to the Philippines for 3 months or so and had his pension permanently updated. It can even be done on line apparently. Promo fares with budget carriers are very cheap and it's only a 3 hour trip. Philippines has one of the easiest Visa free entry stays, you can continuously extend, upto 3 years.

'A majority of those that had their vote recorded, not a majority of the population." Yes, but if people who oppose something don't care enough to go & vote against it, that's their fault, not the winning candidate. He got a majority from the people who cared, that's what counted!

Wouldn't this 'slaughter of the regular Palestinian people' stop if Hamas put down their weapons and stopped killing Israelis? Without a threat from Hamas, Israel has no need to continue it's aggression. A total ceasefire by Hamas could resolve the issue!

Problem is that it's just not one crossing in one place, it's everywhere. Thais will not stop for pedestrians it's not in their culture. It would take many years and a complete National re education effort to change this.

I feel your pain. After living in Thailand for many years I decided to retire in the Philippines. 14 years ago I got their retirement visa and have NEVER visited an IO since. It's all handled by the PRA, a separate agency. No corrupt payments or ridiculous made-up rules.

Over the years I have met many Thai teachers of English, their understanding of the language is terrible. With the Thai education system tho their livelihood is NOT dependent on it!

Didn't daddy Thaksin do some shady tax moves when he sold his company years ago?

How can you do that when it doesn't take effect till 1 May and the article says you can't complete it less than 3 days before your flight ?

I can't see this ever happening to the Teflon bureaucrats. I am just amazed he got a jail sentence, tho whether he serves the 5 years is another matter